Sugden is not anaemic at all. I've had quite a few customers do a direct comparison to PASS and pick Sugden.
In the end, both are great brands.
In the end, both are great brands.
Pass Labs vs. Sugden
Has anyone had the chance to compare Pass Labs with Sugden? Any apples to apples comparisons -- amp to amp, integrated to integrated, etc.?
Been reading and seeing articles on Sugden, but in the States and on this forum, Pass Labs dominates. Is that because Sugden sells mainly overseas or is there a real basis in how they're made, sound, etc. Interested in sonic and bang-for-buck opinions if you have had experience.
Been reading and seeing articles on Sugden, but in the States and on this forum, Pass Labs dominates. Is that because Sugden sells mainly overseas or is there a real basis in how they're made, sound, etc. Interested in sonic and bang-for-buck opinions if you have had experience.
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Read again, not the sound, what’s inside! Even on Sugdens "biggest power amp", from 2006 the transformer and very thing is "anaemic" in comparison inside https://neophonics.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/SUGDEN-MASTERCLASS-SPA-4-STEREO-AMP_1709N-INTERNAL... Compare that to Pass https://youtu.be/Ytqk_9z0KMQ Sugdens could be nice sounding amps for small 2 way to medium size systems for unit dwellers, even bedroom systems. They are not in the same "bruiser" league as Pass Labs stuff. Cheers George |
Sorry, but not true at all.....I have no trouble driving larger speakers in my demo area with the several of the Sugden options. Now if you are trying to say that PASS offers some amps that have more power, then you would be absolutely correct. Sugden has never played in the high power Class A/B arena, and I doubt they ever will. FYI...the SPA4 is not Sugden's largest amp. And it retails at $6k in the US. I do believe that the Pass in your link is somewhere in the $15k-$16k range. |
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